diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
index 3e02c3e539c..b64f7ca0413 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_department_view.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
             <field name="help">Your Company's Departments Structure is used to manage all documents related to employees by departments: expenses and timesheet validation, leaves management, recruitements, etc.</field>
         </record>
 
-       <menuitem action="open_module_tree_department" id="menu_hr_department_tree" parent="hr.menu_hr_management" sequence="6" groups="base.group_user"/>
+       <menuitem action="open_module_tree_department" id="menu_hr_department_tree" parent="hr.menu_hr_management" sequence="6" />
 
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_users_form_inherit">
             <field name="name">res.users.form</field>
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index acfa17b6993..b3fda124052 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <openerp>
     <data>
 
-        <menuitem id="menu_hr_root" icon="terp-hr" name="Human Resources" sequence="15" groups="base.group_hr_manager,base.group_hr_user"/>
+        <menuitem id="menu_hr_root" icon="terp-hr" name="Human Resources" sequence="15"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_main" parent="menu_hr_root" name="Human Resources" sequence="0" groups="base.group_hr_manager,base.group_hr_user"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_configuration" name="Configuration" parent="hr.menu_hr_root" groups="base.group_hr_manager" sequence="50"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_management" name="Human Resources" parent="hr.menu_hr_configuration" sequence="1"/>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             <field name="help">The employee directory contains all data related to your employees : from their photo up to their hourly estimated costs for the timesheets.Employees are managed by departments and can be linked to users to manage their access rights.</field>
         </record>
 
-        <menuitem action="open_view_employee_list_my" id="menu_open_view_employee_list_my" sequence="3" parent="menu_hr_main" groups="base.group_hr_manager,base.group_hr_user,base.group_user"/>
+        <menuitem action="open_view_employee_list_my" id="menu_open_view_employee_list_my" sequence="3" parent="menu_hr_main" groups="base.group_hr_manager,base.group_hr_user"/>
 
         <!--
         =======================
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
         </record>
 
         <menuitem action="open_view_categ_form" id="menu_view_employee_category_form"
-            parent="menu_view_employee_category_configuration_form" sequence="1" groups="base.group_extended,base.group_user"/>
+            parent="menu_view_employee_category_configuration_form" sequence="1" groups="base.group_extended"/>
 
         <record id="open_view_categ_tree" model="ir.actions.act_window">
             <field name="name">Categories structure</field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_attendance/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/hr_attendance/security/ir.model.access.csv
index a934f859c4f..4b686dcb1b2 100644
--- a/addons/hr_attendance/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/hr_attendance/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 "id","name","model_id:id","group_id:id","perm_read","perm_write","perm_create","perm_unlink"
 "access_hr_action_reason_user","hr.action.reason.user","model_hr_action_reason","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_action_reason_employee_user","hr.action.reason.employee.user","model_hr_attendance","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
+"access_hr_attendance_user","hr.attendance.user","model_hr_attendance","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/hr_contract/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 51d833d8607..36456284856 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 "access_hr_contract_wage_type_period_user","hr.contract.wage.type.period.user","model_hr_contract_wage_type_period","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
 "access_hr_contract_wage_type_user","hr.contract.wage.type.user","model_hr_contract_wage_type","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
 "access_hr_contract_user","hr.contract.user","model_hr_contract","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_employee_contract_manager","hr.employee.contract.manager","hr.model_hr_employee","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_employee_category_manager","hr.employee.category.manager","hr.model_hr_employee_category","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
 "access_hr_resource_manager","hr.employee.resource.manager","resource.model_resource_resource","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
 "access_hr_resource_calendar_user","hr.employee.resource.calendar.user","resource.model_resource_calendar","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_job_manager","hr.job manager","hr.model_hr_job","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
 "access_hr_contract_type_manager","hr.contract.type.manager","model_hr_contract_type","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_department_manager","hr.department.manager","hr.model_hr_department","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/board_hr_expense_manager_view.xml b/addons/hr_expense/board_hr_expense_manager_view.xml
index d5c761f7b68..d86c7614d7f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/board_hr_expense_manager_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/board_hr_expense_manager_view.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
             icon="terp-graph"
             id="base.menu_hr_manager"
             parent="base.menu_hr_dasboard"
-            groups = "base.group_hr_user"
+            groups = "base.group_hr_manager"
             sequence="5"/>
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/hr_timesheet/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 2b01017fb65..40ac84200ef 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
 "id","name","model_id:id","group_id:id","perm_read","perm_write","perm_create","perm_unlink"
 "access_hr_analytic_timesheet","hr.analytic.timesheet","model_hr_analytic_timesheet","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_account_analytic_line","account.account.analytic.line","account.model_account_analytic_line","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,0
-"access_account_analytic_journal","account.account.analytic.journal","account.model_account_analytic_journal","base.group_hr_user",1,0,0,0
-"access_product_product_user","product.product user","product.model_product_product","base.group_hr_user",1,0,0,0
-"access_product_template_hr_timesheet","product.template.hr.timesheet","product.model_product_template","base.group_hr_user",1,0,0,0
-"access_product_uom_hr_timesheet","product.uom.hr.timesheet","product.model_product_uom","base.group_hr_user",1,0,0,0
-"access_hr_analytic_timesheet_manager","hr.analytic.timesheet.manager","model_hr_analytic_timesheet","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_analytic_timesheet_system","hr.analytic.timesheet.system","model_hr_analytic_timesheet","base.group_system",1,0,0,0
-"access_hr_account_analytic_line_manager","account.account.analytic.line.manager","account.model_account_analytic_line","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_account_analytic_journal_manager","account.account.analytic.journal.manager","account.model_account_analytic_journal","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_product_product_manager","product.product.manager","product.model_product_product","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_product_template_hr_timesheet_manager","product.template.hr.timesheet.manager","product.model_product_template","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_product_uom_hr_timesheet_manager","product.uom.hr.timesheet.manager","product.model_product_uom","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_analytic_timesheet_employee","hr.analytic.timesheet.employee","model_hr_analytic_timesheet","base.group_user",1,1,1,0
-"access_account_analytic_line_user","account.account.analytic.line.user","account.model_account_analytic_line","base.group_user",1,0,0,0
+"access_hr_account_analytic_line","account.account.analytic.line","account.model_account_analytic_line","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
+"access_account_analytic_journal","account.account.analytic.journal","account.model_account_analytic_journal","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
+"access_product_product_user","product.product user","product.model_product_product","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
+"access_product_template_hr_timesheet","product.template.hr.timesheet","product.model_product_template","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
+"access_product_uom_hr_timesheet","product.uom.hr.timesheet","product.model_product_uom","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
+"access_account_fiscalyear_hr_user","account.account.fiscalyear.user","account.model_account_fiscalyear","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/test/test_hr_timesheet.yml b/addons/hr_timesheet/test/test_hr_timesheet.yml
index d962c627cdd..18d94edbed8 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/test/test_hr_timesheet.yml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/test/test_hr_timesheet.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     context_lang: en_US
     groups_id:
       - base.group_hr_user
-      - base.group_hr_attendance
       - base.group_user
       - base.group_extended
       - base.group_hr_manager
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet_invoice/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/hr_timesheet_invoice/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 2dd928fc924..c647fec62cf 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet_invoice/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet_invoice/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 "id","name","model_id:id","group_id:id","perm_read","perm_write","perm_create","perm_unlink"
-"access_hr_timesheet_invoice_factor_hr_user","hr_timesheet_invoice.factor.hr.user","model_hr_timesheet_invoice_factor","base.group_hr_user",1,0,0,0
+"access_hr_timesheet_invoice_factor_hr_user","hr_timesheet_invoice.factor.hr.user","model_hr_timesheet_invoice_factor","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
 "access_hr_timesheet_invoice_factor_acc_inv","hr_timesheet_invoice.factor.account.invoice","model_hr_timesheet_invoice_factor","account.group_account_invoice",1,1,1,1
 "access_report_analytic_account_close","report.analytic.account.close","model_report_analytic_account_close","account.group_account_manager",1,0,0,0
 "access_report_account_analytic_line_to_invoice","report.account.analytic.line.to.invoice","model_report_account_analytic_line_to_invoice","account.group_account_manager",1,0,0,0
-"access_report_timesheet_user","report_timesheet.user","model_report_timesheet_user","base.group_hr_manager",1,0,0,0
-"access_report_timesheet_account","report_timesheet.account","model_report_timesheet_account","base.group_hr_manager",1,0,0,0
-"access_report_timesheet_account_date","report_timesheet.account.date","model_report_timesheet_account_date","base.group_hr_manager",1,0,0,0
-"access_report_timesheet_invoice","report_timesheet.invoice","model_report_timesheet_invoice","base.group_hr_manager",1,0,0,0
-"access_report_random_timesheet","report_random_timesheet","model_report_random_timesheet","base.group_hr_manager",1,0,0,0
-"access_report_random_timesheet_lines","random_timesheet_lines","model_random_timesheet_lines","base.group_hr_manager",1,0,0,0
-"access_report_analytic_account_close_system","report.analytic.account.close system","model_report_analytic_account_close","base.group_system",1,1,1,1
-"access_report_account_analytic_line_to_invoice_system","report.account.analytic.line.to.invoice system","model_report_account_analytic_line_to_invoice","base.group_system",1,1,1,1
-"access_report_timesheet_line","report.timesheet.line","model_report_timesheet_line","base.group_hr_manager",1,0,0,0
-"access_account_invoice_hr_user","account.invoice.hr.user","account.model_account_invoice","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,0
-"access_account_fiscalyear_hr_user","account.fiscalyear.hr.user","account.model_account_fiscalyear","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,0
-"access_account_invoice_hr_manager","account.invoice.hr.manager","account.model_account_invoice","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_timesheet_invoice_factor_hr_manager","hr_timesheet_invoice.factor.hr.manager","model_hr_timesheet_invoice_factor","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_report_timesheet_user","report_timesheet.user","model_report_timesheet_user","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_report_timesheet_account","report_timesheet.account","model_report_timesheet_account","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_report_timesheet_account_date","report_timesheet.account.date","model_report_timesheet_account_date","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_report_timesheet_invoice","report_timesheet.invoice","model_report_timesheet_invoice","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_report_random_timesheet","report_random_timesheet","model_report_random_timesheet","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_report_random_timesheet_lines","random_timesheet_lines","model_random_timesheet_lines","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_report_analytic_account_close_manager","report.analytic.account.close.manager","model_report_analytic_account_close","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_report_account_analytic_line_to_invoice_manager","report.account.analytic.line.to.invoice.manager","model_report_account_analytic_line_to_invoice","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
+"access_account_invoice_hr_user","account.invoice.hr.user","account.model_account_invoice","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
 "access_account_invoice_tax_hr_manager","account.invoice.tax.hr.manager","account.model_account_invoice_tax","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_report_timesheet_line_employee","report.timesheet.line.employee","model_report_timesheet_line","base.group_user",1,1,1,0
+"access_report_timesheet_line_employee","report.timesheet.line.employee","model_report_timesheet_line","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
index a000737fba6..f646021253b 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/hr_timesheet_sheet_view.xml
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
                             <field colspan="4" name="period_ids" nolabel="1">
                                 <tree colors="red:total_difference&lt;0.1;blue:total_difference&gt;=0.1" string="Period">
                                     <field name="name"/>
-                                    <field name="total_attendance" widget="float_time" groups="base.group_hr_attendance"/>
+                                    <field name="total_attendance" widget="float_time"/>
                                     <field name="total_timesheet" widget="float_time"/>
-                                    <field name="total_difference" widget="float_time" groups="base.group_hr_attendance"/>
+                                    <field name="total_difference" widget="float_time"/>
                                 </tree>
                             </field>
                             <group colspan="4" col="6">
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@
                     <field name="date_from"/>
                     <field name="date_to"/>
                     <field name="department_id"/>
-                    <field name="total_attendance" groups="base.group_hr_attendance"/>
+                    <field name="total_attendance"/>
                     <field name="total_timesheet"/>
-                    <field name="total_difference" groups="base.group_hr_attendance"/>
+                    <field name="total_difference"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 116396612e8..79bc9263ec5 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -3,11 +3,4 @@
 "access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_day","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.day","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_day","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
 "access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_account","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.account","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_account","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
 "access_hr_timesheet_report","hr.timesheet.report","model_hr_timesheet_report","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_manager","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.manager","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_system","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.system","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet","base.group_system",1,0,0,0
-"access_timesheet_report_employee","timesheet.report.employee","model_timesheet_report","base.group_user",1,1,1,0
-"access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_employee","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.employee","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet","base.group_user",1,1,1,0
-"access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_day_manager","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.day.manager","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_day","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_account_manager","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.account.manager","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_account","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1
-"access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_day_employee","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.day.employee","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_day","base.group_user",1,0,0,0
-"access_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_account_employee","hr_timesheet_sheet.sheet.account.employee","model_hr_timesheet_sheet_sheet_account","base.group_user",1,0,0,0
+"access_timesheet_report_employee","timesheet.report.employee","model_timesheet_report","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1